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Oromay: War, betrayal and espionage in 1980s Ethiopia: a classic of African literature that sealed its author's fate
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Baalu Girma

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Ben P is starting

I enjoyed Oromay quite a bit as a window into Ethiopia in the Derg years, and for its colorful, loving depictions of Asmara, however I couldn't help but feel like the translation was a bit stilted. Thankfully, this didn't compromise the momentum of the final chapters where Tsegaye documents the horrors of war and as the core intrigue of the book comes to a dramatic end.

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